Fortunately, the carpenter ant species common in the South typically don’t cause as much damage—and rarely structural ...

Carpenter ants are dark and big—the queen may be as big as 1 inch long—and have narrow “waists” with one node. When you look from the side, the thorax—or area behind the head—looks ...

There are an estimated 20 quadrillion ants all over the planet, except in Antarctica — a bummer, considering the continent’s name. But a close-up shot of a carpenter ant that started making ...

One of the carpenter ant’s real compound eyes can be seen disappearing into the dark vignette at the top right of the image. There are roughly 20 quadrillion ants scheming away beneath our feet.

Whether the ant has eyes on its head; One-node ants. Some common species of nuisance one-node ants include: ... Carpenter ants bore into wood structures, leaving behind little piles of sawdust.

Carpenter ants don’t actually eat wood. They dine on a whole range of other foods that other ants like, too: insects, honeydew from plants, pet food and scraps of people food (both meat and sweets).

Life in a Florida carpenter ant (Camponotus floridanus) colony can be dangerous, particularly if other colonies are located nearby.It’s not uncommon for neighboring ants to wage war upon each ...

Carpenter ants are bigger than pavement ants and make their nests, called galleries, in soft, rotted wood. These industrious creatures will hike to your home from a tree as far as 20 feet away.

Humans aren’t the only ones capable of performing amputations to save lives. Florida carpenter ants have been observed biting off the injured limbs of nestmates, depending on the location of the ...

Like in humans, ants were far less likely to amputate if the injury was farther down the leg, scientists found. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

In the forest, carpenter ants have a job to do, recycling woody debris, such as dead trees and fallen logs. But these large ants become nuisances when they forage or nest inside our homes ...